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Drivers in Malaysia are being encouraged to stop at a government drive-in massage parlour as part of a campaign to reduce accidents on one of the country’s longest motorways. Samy Vellu, the Works Minister, said that the aim of this novel service was to underline “the importance of stopping to have a rest”.

Wal-Mart seems to stock everything you need in its vast stores. But does it? Skyler Bartels, a Nebraska student, decided to find out by living in a local branch for 41 hours before leaving, unevicted. He met a lot of people, he said, including a nun, baffled